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A Culinary Journey in Val d’Isère

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From its lofty perch in the French Alps, Airelles Val d’Isère has some irresistible culinary surprises up its sleeve. A world of flavour awaits discerning diners, with inspirations that reach far beyond the delicious heartwarming fare of the Savoie region 

To dine under the auspices of legendary Chef Nobu is to understand the world-wide love affair with his delicate, inspired blend of Japanese and Peruvian flavours. At Matsuhisa, cosily intimate interiors cultivate a zen-like atmosphere in which to enjoy signature dishes like Black Cod Miso, Yellowtail Jalapeño or the White Fish Dry Miso. 

From its cosy chalet interiors to its fabulous panoramic terrace, Loulou is the perfect place to meet up with friends and family after – or during – a day on the slopes. Taste a little of la dolce vita with Loulou’s Mediterranean menu, where favourites include the black-truffle pizza, lobster linguine and heartwarming roast chicken with morel mushrooms.  

After hours, Le Piaf is the only address you need to discover the vibrant Val d’Isère nightlife. Sultry candlelit dining and a luxurious menu marks the perfect beginning to an evening defined by live music, DJ sets and a fun-loving crowd. 

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Heights and delights

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The Snow Kingdom invites itself to the slopes of Courchevel with three high-altitude addresses, as well as La Table des Airelles which benefits from entrance to the Jardin Alpin slope.

Le Chalet de Pierres

Le Chalet de Pierres welcomes you to an authentic setting at the top of the Piste des Verdons. The architecture and decor of this former station in La Maurienne blend perfectly with Courchevel’s cultural heritage. On the menu, the generous cuisine of Savoy, Italian specialities, top-notch meat and fish. On the terrace, seafood enthusiats will appreciate the selection of oysters, King crab, crayfish etc. at Le Chalet de l’Écailler. With a wide choice of pastries, sugary treats and a chocolate fountain, the amazing dessert buffet will make everyone agree to round off the meal. A real paradise for old and young alike, the latter having great fun in their dedicated play area, La Cabane des Lutins.

Aman Le Mélézin

Above the village of Courchevel 1850, at the foot of the Bellecôte slopes, this 5-star hotel plays host to Le Nama, one of the region’s most highly-prized restaurants serving traditional Japanese cuisine. Here you can savour a refined selection of typical dishes such as Wagyu Beef and Otoro Tuna, as well as essential ramen, sushi and sashimi, prepared as per the rules of the art.

La Folie Douce - La Fruitière

Well-known for its lunchtime shows, La Folie Douce is a must port-of-call on a winter stay in Courchevel. At lunchtime, head for the Intermédiaire station of the Saulire Express gondola at an altitude of 2100 m, to enjoy a meal in its restaurant La Fruitière. Here you will appreciate authentic local gastronomy updated by Chefs Franck Mischler and Arnaud Nicolas, in an electrifying atmosphere. The promise of a memorable moment, for all generations combined.

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La Table des Airelles

Finally, don’t miss out on sharing a meal under Courchevel’s blue sky on the sublime sunny terrace of La Table des Airelles. Chef Marco Garfagnini proposes refined French cuisine, further enhanced by carefully selected ingredients, with a generous buffet comprised of irresistible seafood, meat cooked on the spit, Italian dishes, and a tempting array of desserts for all those with a sweet tooth.

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A sublime treat for the palate

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Sheltered from view in one of the Chalets des Airelles, come discover a unique concept: “La Cave des Grands Crus”.

Benefit from an unusual experience around an enticing table, surrounded by an impressive collection of Great Vintages. You will be invited to taste exceptional wines, accompanied by the Head Sommelier, with treats conjured up specially by the Chef.

“As a sommelier, I find it really enjoyable to propose prestigious wines for tasting ,” says Nicolas Jankovic, Head Sommelier at Les Airelles Courchevel. “Letting you into a secret, one of my favourites is Le Cru du Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, a very complex wine conveying elegance, tenderness and harmony. It can be paired with the noblest dishes, such as top-quality beef.”

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La Cave des Grands Crus also contains great labels from Bordeaux, highly-prized by fans of French wines, such as Petrus 2012, Château Haut-Brion 2009 and Château Mouton Rothschild 2009.

“Each season brings unexpected encounters, exchanges and dialogues, always different and enriching,” says Nicolas Jankovic, who already demonstrated his talent this summer at La Bastide in Gordes. “In winter, the atmosphere is much cosier, and serving outstanding wines enables us to set our guests’ eyes shining like stars. For me, that’s the ultimate goal.”

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Airelles Val d’Isère gastronomic proposals, rich and refined

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Amaze your taste buds at one of the fabulous restaurants, which offer a cuisine, both traditional and modern. Designed with friendliness and sharing in mind, you’ll be welcomed in an enchanting place with a fantastic menu.

La Grande Ourse et Loulou Val d'Isère

This quest for excellence is also found in dishes at the legendary restaurant La Grande Ourse, and again at Loulou in Airelles Val d’Isère. Potato “rösti” with black truffles, “pot-au-feu” with winter vegetables, shoulder of suckling lamb cooked for 7 hours…, the talented Chef Benoît Dargère proposes generous, comforting dishes in decidedly mountain spirit.

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Matsuhisa Val d'Isère

This winter, be sure to discover the new glamorous-chic restaurant Matsuhisa with pan-Asian fusion cuisine concocted by the famous Japanese Chef Nobu. Your palate will travel to distant lands with tacos, sashimi with salmon, fillet of Wagyu beef, or Royal Crab in tempura with Amazu Ponzu sauce. A one-way ticket to the Far East surrounded by the peaks of Savoy!

Le Relais Val d'Isère et Le Piaf

A new Steakhouse restaurant with terrace on the slopes of La Vallée du Manchet, le Relais Val d’Isère also completes this season’s gastronomic offerings from Airelles Val d’Isère with its succulent meat specialities. In the evenings, fans of partying will benefit from the velvety atmosphere of Le Piaf, a restaurant already iconic in Paris, Courchevel and Mégève, opening its doors this winter in Val d’Isère.

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A step back in time

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For Le Grand Contrôle, renowned Chef Alain Ducasse has dreamt up “Le Festin“, a high-flying culinary performance orchestrated in several acts. The world’s most star-rated French Chef re-tweaks gastronomic treats and recipes of yesteryear to suit today’s taste.

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Your life at Court begins early in the morning with an exquisite “Majestic Sunrise” breakfast with a view of the forecurt of L’Orangerie. Then, at lunchtime, you are invited to a “Royal Feast Reimagined” with a menu proposing two, three or five courses. Fattened Hen, duck “foie gras” and eel; Fried Brill, celery, citrus fruit and buckwheat, and the “1724” with chocolate and praline will all blend tradition and modernity in a setting inspired by the King’s Table. In late afternoon, “All the Delights Marie-Antoinette would have enjoyed” will meet desires for sweet (and savory) among the most gourmet guests, with a refined tea-time comprised of assortments of finger sandwichs, pastries and a hot chocolate prepared with “Le Chocolat Ducasse”.

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“At the time, the expression “À la viande du Roi!” signalled the start of service. The term “viande” then referred to the King’s meal in its entirety.”

A unique dining experience designed by Alain Ducasse

To perfect this culinary trip back in time,,the restaurant opens it doors, proposing dinner as once served to kings: a “Regal Feast, but also an unforgettable experience“. Arriving in successive waves, the dishes, in tableware from the Chef’s private collection and served by a team dressed in period costume, recall royal feasts. “Oille” soup, Egg with Caviar, Blue Lobster Aspic, Stuffed Sole and Beef in Sauce will captivate your tastebuds. Finally, “Le Festin par Alain Ducasse” is served in your room as the “Petit Couvert du Roi“, and in the guise of an exceptional Sunday Brunch, “Le Grand Banquet“.

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Dishes brimming with sunshine!

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Culinary refinement and generosity are core values for Château de la Messardière. Tucked away on the hills of Saint Tropez, it offers a panoramic view of the Gulf, and also of the Bay of Pampelonne. A breathtaking backcloth for unique dining experiences, reinvented each year for the greater enjoyment of discerning gourmets.

Carrara, Matsuhisa Saint-Tropez, L’Auberge des Maures, La Table d’Estoublon… The restaurants at Château de La Messardière compose a tasty tale.

At Carrara, Chef Marco Garfagnini proves that Italian cuisine has not had its last word. Baked spiny lobster with Cremona mustard, destructured Parmigiana, tiramisu composed before your eyes…, offerings that surprise the palate for their modernity and lightness. Then, with his pan-Asian fusion dishes, the iconic Japanese Chef Nobu offers a trip to the Far East. On the menu at Matsuhisa Saint-Tropez, recipes multiply flavours, textures and colours: sashimi tacos with salmon, fillet of Wagyu beef with three sauces, Royal crab in tempura batter.

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Provençal specialities are not forgotten. With L’Auberge des Maures, the Château de La Messardière welcomes a Saint Tropez institution which has been the haunt of many personalities including Bardot, Charlie Chaplin and Greta Garbo. Its cuisine reflects Provence, tradition and the family, as witnessed by dishes on the menu such as stuffed Niçois vegetables, shoulder of lamb “à la Marjolaine”, and gambas “à la plancha”. To round off this tour of flavours and fragrances, Airelles Saint-Tropez invites you to savour lunch with your feet in the sand at its private Jardin Tropézina beach, or treat yourself to a picnic in one of the region’s loveliest creeks. Finally, La Table de La Messardière welcomes you for breakfast and lunch with its generous buffet!

“At Carrara, Chef Marco Garfagnini proves that Italian cuisine has not had its last word.”

La Table d’Estoublon

This summer, Le Château d’Estoublon is taking its place in the vegetable garden of Château de La Messardière, thus presenting you with a brand new dining proposal. La Table d’Estoublon is an exclusive culinary experience in which the chef offers a unique menu composed to meet your every desire. A moment beyond the reach of time, when the garden is dedicated to you for a very special dinner.

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Ode to summer gastronomy

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Gourmets are spoilt at La Bastide. With three on-site restaurants, and two more on the Place du Château including the new Ladurée tea-room and boutique, the hotel is an essential gastronomic address in the region. Provençal, Italian, Asian…, flavours from here and elsewhere are on the programme.

From Clover Gordes to L'Orangerie via LE TIGrr and La Bastide de Pierres, La Bastide offers an array of culinary offerings unlike any other in Provence

To savour cuisine with the accent on treats from Provence, head for Clover Gordes, the restaurant of well-known Chef Jean-François Piège. Refined, generous and convivial, his suggestions feature Sisteron lamb marinated in savory. L’Orangerie, the historic restaurant at La Bastide with Chef Yohan Fatela at the helm, is also deeply rooted in the region. Its menu brims with authentic local dishes such as baked turbot with Jerusalem artichokes or crisp grilled veal with roast Doubeurre squash. In both cases, the scenery is stunning from their terraces, offering fabulous views of the Luberon valley.

Festive atmosphere at LE TIGrr Gordes

LE TIGrr also wants you to growl with pleasure… Renowned for its festive ambiance, it offers a special experience in the evening. After watching the sun go down while sipping a signature cocktail at the bar, take your seat in the dining-room or on the terrace. Giving priority to Thai, Vietnamese and Japanese specialities, the menu contains surprises with re-tweaked dishes such as Thai “bouillabaisse” or sea bream wrapped in banana leaves. Unique!

“When Asia meets the Provencal countryside, the result is an exquisite mix of flavours in the form of LE TIGrr.”

La Bastide de Pierres, a charming trattoria that serves a range of Italian dishes

Finally, when visiting the village of Gordes, don’t miss the charming Italian trattoria La Bastide de Pierres for a lunch revolving around delicious “bruschettas”, pizzas or pasta, and the brand new Ladurée tea-room proposing the region’s most elegant tea-time!

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LOULOU, casual elegance

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Following the success of Loulou at the Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris and on the beach at Ramatuelle, this talented brother-and-sister duo have opened the restaurant Loulou in the mountains, at Airelles Val d’Isère.

They are Monsieur Bleu, Girafe, Perruche, Le Petrus. They are also Loulou. They have the knack of opening their restaurants in the finest places belonging to our historic and natural heritage. And of transforming these legendary addresses into institutions. Together, they came up with Loulou, a creative personality fond of travel, with a logo and menu designed by genius Jean-Charles de Castelbajac. “More than just a restaurant, Loulou is above all a modern vision of classic elegance representing a generous, hedonistic lifestyle,” says Gilles Malafosse.

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At Loulou, service is sophisticated, but with a touch of folly! “Loulou welcomes guests to its chalet in the mountains; it is elegant, delightful and lots of fun,” says Claire Malafosse with a smile. This former criminal lawyer joined the Loulou adventure and became its artistic director. She and her brother imagined a terrace with a dazzling view, “a family chalet atmosphere, somewhere between the Rocky Mountains and the Dolomites”.

“A modern vision at the service of classic elegance.”

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A place to relax after skiing amidst natural decor comprised of custom-made larchwood furnishings, arts-and-crafts, warm traditonal fabrics, like a fantasy of mountain life. They had long dreamed of opening Loulou in Val d’Isère, having spent many holidays there in their childhood. The resort perfectly embodies Loulou’s values: family, friends, casualness, a taste for beauty and the good things in life.

The menu signed Benoit Dargère gives precedence to the Italy of the mountains with iconic dishes from the regions of Piedmont and Lombardy. Music is entrusted to guest DJs who add its beat to the view of the snow front. The aim is crystal clear: enjoy, savour, laugh, dream, love. Life is a ball at Loulou’s.

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The pinnacle of enticing treats in courchevel

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The restaurants of Les Airelles are among the most sought-after in Courchevel. This season again, they are evolving to surprise their guests!

Dining proposals consist of three restaurants and give precedence to organic produce. The half board package also gives guests access to Courchevel’s most famous addresses on the slopes: Le Chalet de Pierres, the Asian restaurant at the Aman Le Mélézin hotel, and Folie Douce in Méribel.

With Piero, the culinary artist of the Maisons Airelles, Marco Garfagnini is taking up his winter quarters in Courchevel after a fabulous season in Saint-Tropez. Born in the Tuscan village of Carrara, he borrows inspiration from his origins to present a menu that embodies Italian generosity, at the very heart of the French Alps. After training in Paris, London and New York, and working as Executive-Chef at prestigious addresses such as the Four Seasons George V in Paris and the Burj Al Arab in Dubai, Chef Marco Garfagnini has recreated dining at Piero at Les Airelles by adding touches of charm and sophistication.

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Well-known for its buffet of exceptional generosity, La Table des Airelles is transformed each day into a feast on a new theme, based on the finest ingredients from the region and the world. In fine weather, tables are laid on the terrace of Les Airelles with a view of the Alpine Garden to appreciate the beauty of Courchevel.

“The promise of an ode to italian gastronomy, the tone of les agapes is set at Piero.”

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This winter, Les Airelles welcomes a culinary novelty. Created exclusively for Airelles guests, La Cave des Grands Crus, just a couple of steps from the Palace hotel, is the new gastronomic place to go this winter. You’ll taste the very best wines in a warm, intimate atmosphere. The private chef and master sommelier will skilfully match wine and food for you – a unique culinary experience.

Finally, Le Coin Savoyard, inspired by the region’s best “carnotzets”, offers its guests the most tempting specialities from Savoy. Soufflé au Beaufort, Salad of Les Aravis, Farçon Savoyard and tender grills are all dishes to be relished, alongside re-tweaked fondues and raclettes.

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Gordes, gourmet destination

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With five restaurants and two bars, there is something for every palate and every occasion. Your taste buds will take great pleasure in spending time in a region that is renowned for its delectable ingredients. Beyond the great classics of Mediterranean cuisine, La Bastide has a number of culinary inspirations that will satisfy food-lovers over the course of the days and the starry nights.

Provençal cuisine at L’Orangerie and La Citadelle

At lunchtime, the classics of L’Orangerie are best enjoyed under the hot sun: stuffed Provencal vegetables, grilled filet of Saint-Pierre, purple artichokes in olive oil… Immerse yourself in the gourmet side of Provence, with the best of local products, enjoyed on the terrace in the shade of the mulberry trees, or in the winter garden. At L’Orangerie, the fabulous buffet takes over the two terraces every Sunday for the legendary Sunday brunch.

When the sun turns the entire valley a fiery orange in late evening, it is time to walk over to La Citadelle for a sophisticated dinner under the moonlight, with the best of Mediterranean gastronomy on offer. The dishes are as beautiful as they are delicious, showing off a range of flavours and textures, inspired by the wonderful products of Provence.

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Eating with Jean-François Piege at Clover Gordes

It has a warm decor made up of antique furniture and old crockery, and a dreamy terrace, looking out towards the green hills and the distant horizon. The ideal location for his first countryside venture, thanks to the superlative landscapes of La Bastide, here the menu puts nature in the spotlight, with food divided between Greenery and Fire. The mix of products from the Provencal terroir and masterful cooking is truly sublime.

“Immerse yourself in the gourmet side of Provence, with the best of local products, enjoyed in the shade of the mulberry trees.”

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An atmosphere of fun at LE TIGrr Gordes

Both a restaurant and a bar, LE TIGrr brings Provencal evenings to life, with a festive atmosphere that evolves from the aperitif at the start of the evening until midnight strikes. For a cocktail or a glass of champagne at sunset on the panoramic terrace, for a refined dinner with friends, or to prolong the evening with a DJ, LE TIGrr is always a good idea.

The Chef’s cuisine is refined and Thai-inspired with Vietnamese and Japanese influences. The menu includes all the great Asian classics, but Oth Sombath also revisits Mediterranean specialties with aplomb. The perfect harmony between Asian finesse and Provençal authenticity.

An italian getaway at La Bastide de Pierres

A few steps from La Bastide, on the village square opposite the extraordinary castle of Gordes, sits La Bastide de Pierres trattoria – an institution since 1820. The Provencal way of life takes on the dolce vita of Italy with specialties that will delight young and old alike: authentic Neapolitan pizza, gourmet bruschettas, Roman pasta and antipasti – or a dish of the day created by the Chef. Timeless delights designed to create pleasure, served in a retro decor straight out of a 1950s film.

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